In Australia donor families are provided with support through the National Donor Family Support Service, providing nationally consistent support that is respectful and responsive to the needs to each family. Find out more.

For health professionals working in the organ and tissue donation and transplantation sector, here you will find a range of information on national protocols and guidelines, as well as professional education and training.

There are many ways that you can get involved and raise awareness within your community, your workplace or your family about the life-transforming benefits of organ and tissue donation. If you’re looking for information and resources about organ and tissue donation and transplantation, start your search here for some of the great resources we have available.

Brochures

The Organ and Tissue Authority has produced a number of resources as part of the 'DonateLife... the greatest gift' campaign including brochures in a diverse range of languages for cultural communities in Australia.

Additionally, through the Organ and Tissue Authority’s Community Awareness Grants Program, community projects have received funding to produce a range of culturally-appropriate resources including some of the resources below.

A new suite of resources on organ and tissue donation are now available in 18 languages. The DonateLife -Australian Organ Donor Register brochure provides information on the importance of decision-making and family discussion about donation decisions and includes a registration form for the Australian Organ Donor Register.

To support donor families the ‘Understanding Death and Donation’ booklet will assist in understanding the donation process and support decision-making about a loved one becoming and organ and tissue donor. The ‘In Reflection’ booklet provides donor families with the grieving process.

This resource was produced for the Indian community in eastern Melbourne. It is in English with text on the front cover in Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. This brochure was funded through a Community Awareness Grant from the Organ and Tissue Authority.